Is there a way to apply certain values (ie. a date or an author)

across a specific set of records? I just want to apply the date and author field

to 300 records rather than have a data entry person go back and select

the data from a drop down for each of those 300 records.

This sounds easy enough - any ideas?

Thanks.

You can use the 'Replace Field contents' to change the values of a found set at once. Keep in mind that once it is done, it can not be undone, so be cautious when using it, and also you may want to save a backup copy before performing it.

Can you use the "Replace field contents" to insert text or is it only numbers?

It can do text also. You can also just enter the field that has the data you want in all records by clicking in the field and doing a Ctrl- =

But yeah as pointed out be careful while doing this.It is the one shortcut command I didn't let users here know about....lol

Michael

Neat. Thanks!